QUALICO COMMUNITIES BLOG
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Summer Festivals and Events in Edmonton
Edmonton is a festival city, no doubt about it. To help with your summer entertainment plans, we’ve compiled a list of upcoming festivals and events. There is truly something for everyone, including music fans, art lovers, foodies and families. Click on the name of each festival for more details. MUSIC If you’re into live music, […]
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What You Need To Know Before Landscaping Your New Home
You’re the proud owner of a freshly built home in a new community. Naturally, you want to make your front yard look attractive and appealing as well. Before you begin the process of landscaping, take some time to read through your community’s landscaping requirements. Qualico Communities establishes these guidelines to provide a consistent standard for […]
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How Do Architectural Guidelines Enhance Your Community?
What if all the homes on a street, or within a community, looked exactly the same on the outside? That would be repetitive and boring. To provide distinctively styled homes within a unified design palette, Qualico Communities establishes architectural guidelines for each community. Karen Rogers, the Architecture and Landscaping Coordinator at Qualico Communities Edmonton, is […]
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Commonly Used Terms In New Communities
As you embark on the journey of building a home in a new community, you’ll find yourself encountering an array of technical jargon and phrases. To help you navigate this landscape with ease, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of commonly used terms. Whether you’re conversing with Developers, Home Builders, or municipal authorities, this quick reference […]
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Driving Innovation with Home Hydrogen: Pioneering “A City of the Future” in the Edmonton Region
Imagine the possibilities of smart, completely sustainable cities fifty years in the future. The new Cities of the Future documentary brings those ideas to life, positing cities as the epicentre of sustainable development and change. Engineers are making plans for a sustainable world right now, and these innovative ideas around renewable energy are coming to […]
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The Roles of a Community Developer and a Home Builder
As a community developer, Qualico Communities Edmonton has many partners, including a variety of trusted Home Builders. Here, we’ll clarify our role in the community development process, as well as our professional relationship with a community’s Home Builders. THE DEVELOPER’S ROLE A community Developer, also known as a land Developer, owns a large parcel of […]